Heel plate and frame.



A. H. DEVIN. HEELPLATE AND FRAME.

APPLICATION rmm NOV. 24, 1900.

970,313. Patented Sept. 13,1910.

ANNA H. DEVIN, 0F OTTUMWA, IOWA.

HEEL PLATE AND FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

Application filed November 24, 1909. Serial No. 529,714.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANNA H. Dnvm, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Ottumwa, in the county ofWVapello and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Heel Plates and Frames, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a heel plate and frame.

The object of the invention is to support the heel, to rigidly connectthe same with the sole of the shoe, and to prevent running down of theheel.

The invention consists in a segmental plate set in the under face of thesole, and secured to the sole and to the upper lift of the heel bysuitable means, and a depending frame consisting of parallel pins ofhard steel carried by a marginal portion of said plate, said pinsforming a semi-circular open metal frame upon which the heel is builtup.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view through aheel and sole showing my invention applied thereto, the segmental platebeing shown in section. Fig. 2 is an inverted perspective view showingthe manner of securlng the segmental plate in (position, the said platebeing shown in dotte lines and between the upper heel lift and the sole.Fig. 3 is an inverted perspective View of a heel plate and frame.

In the drawings, 1 represents the sole of the shoe and 2 the heel. Theheel portion of the sole is recessed or cut out upon its under outerface for the purpose of receiving the segmental plate 4: which plate isprovided with suitable openings 5 to receive rivets. Rivets 6 secure theplate to and between the sole and the upper lift of the heel. Carried bythe side and rear marginal portions of said plate are depending pins orposts formed of tool steel and forming in combination with the plate ametal frame upon which the heel may be built and by means of which itcan be firmly braced and rigidly secured to the sole.

It has been customary in manufacturing heels to use long slender wirenails which ran upwardly in the heel, the oints terminatlng in or aboutthe sole of the shoe. These points frequently worked entirely throughthe sole, and in all cases were a source of wear upon the heel portionof the shoe, and in many cases would eventually project into the shoeitself sufliciently to cause serious discomfort to the wearer.Furthermore, these nails having only their points extending to the soledid not form a rigid connection between the sole and the heel butpermitted a bending of the foot and shoe proper in one direction with abending of the heel in an opposite direction, thus giving the heel atwist and the nails themselves would become bent, thus throwing the heelpractically out of shape and causing it to wear unequally producing whatis known as a rundown heel. My construction avoids all of thesedisadvantages as the plate forms a smooth firm support for the heelportion of the shoe, stopping any nails which may be driven into theheel from penetrating the sole of the shoe, the rivets securing saidplate to the sole and to a lift of the heel rigidly uniting the heel tothe sole and by reason of the large flat surface of the rivet headsproducing practically none of the discomforts or wear experienced with asharp point of a shoe nail. The downwardly projecting pins or posts 7strengthen and brace all portions of the heel and are rigidly connectedwith the plate 4: to which they may be soldered if desired.

What I claim 1s The combination with a shoe having a recess formedbetween the sole and the heel, a metal plate lying in said recess,rivets passing through said plate and securing the same to the sole andto the upper lift of the heel, and depending pins carried by said plateand extending downwardly through the heel.

ANNA I'I. DEVIN.

Witnesses WM. MoNnr'r, RUTH PHILLIPS.

